The notice said the Aam Aadmi Party leader failed to provide any evidence to support his allegations.

It asked Kejriwal to publish a suitable statement within three days withdrawing all allegations and tender an apology.

If Kejriwal did not do so, civil and criminal proceedings would be initiated against him, Ananth Kumar's notice said.

Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari had also sent a legal notice to Kejriwal Friday, after the chief minister Kejriwal at a AAP meeting Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Gadkari, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar as "corrupt".

Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan also said he would file a defamation suit against Kejriwal if he fails to take back his statement and issue an unconditional apology.

AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Saturday said the names of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were added to the list of "corrupt leaders" after taking feedback from volunteers and party workers.